I AM A SENIOR DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION STUDENT AT ITHACA COLLEGE WITH MINORS IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND HISTORY. FROM AGES 8 TO 16, I PLAYED BASS EVERY SINGLE DAY. INITIALLY, I WANTED TO BECOME A MUSICIAN, BUT THIS DESIRE CAME MORE FROM OBLIGATION THAN PASSION. AS MUCH AS I LOVED MUSIC, IT DIDN’T GIVE ME A SENSE OF PURPOSE. WHEN I LISTENED TO MUSIC, I FELT DEEPLY INSPIRED — NOT TO WRITE MY OWN SONGS, BUT TO CREATE VISUALS. THE IMAGERY WOULD FLOOD MY MIND, AND PHOTOGRAPHY HAS SINCE FILLED ME WITH THE PURPOSE I WAS SEEKING.